Barrie Zesiger is a life member of the MIT Corporation and served twice on its Executive Committee. Ms. Zesiger also served on the search committees that nominated MIT’s current president Susan Hockfield, MIT's former chairman Dana Mead, and MIT’s current chairman John Reed. She and her husband are longtime friends to the Institute, and it is their name that graces the popular Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center at MIT.

Highlights from this interview include:

Stanford University’s role in shaping her ideas about education and how education should be treated at MIT.

The numerous business and charity partnerships shared with her husband.

Reflections on the gender discrimination she faced when looking for a job in the 1960s.

Experience of serving on MIT’s Executive Committee.

Efforts made by the Corporation to manage MIT’s budgets.

Thoughts on the role of donors and their level of involvement.

Search Transcripts

Type a word here to search all video transcripts. You can then click on the filter icon to further restrict the selection with a choice of filters such as roles, topics and video types.